Opcharge enters UK charge point market
Netherlands-based charge point operator Opcharge has entered the UK market with the opening of its first EV charging stations at the Church of England’s...
Building the business case for electrification
The transition to EVs isn’t a simple one. It’s not a case of buying or leasing the vehicles and expecting business as usual to...
DHL acquires Volvo heavy duty electric trucks in UK first
DHL Supply Chain has taken delivery of four 40-tonne Volvo FM fully electric HGVs making it the first company to operate them in the...
West Suffolk to get 100 public Ubitricity charging points
West Suffolk Council has signed an agreement with Ubitricity that will see it install about 100 new fast and rapid public charging EV points...
Nissan launches electric Townstar van
Nissan has launched the electric Townstar van as successor to its e-NV200 electric compact van. With a range of 183 miles WLTP Combined - or...
MG4 EV named UK Car of the Year 2023
The MG4 EV has been crowned as UK Car of the Year 2023, with a panel of 27 expert automotive journalists praising its design,...
InstaVolt deploys 1,000th charger in the UK
EV charging network InstaVolt has gone live with its 1,000th UK charger, part of the expansion of the Stroud Park charging hub location on...
How fleet electrification can deliver against your organisation’s strategy
The reasons to electrify your vehicle fleet are clear. Organisations recognise that the benefits include long-term cost savings, preparation for the Government’s 2030 ban...
Catalyst installs 30 EV charging points in Northern Ireland
Technology hub Catalyst has installed 30 EV charging points across its sites in Northern Ireland as it looks to achieve carbon net zero by...
LEVC: TX electric taxi overtakes diesel in London
There are now more LEVC (London Electric Vehicle Company) TX electric taxis on the streets of London than diesel TX4s, according to the manufacturer.
The...
Q&A: Erik Fairbairn, Founder and CEO, Pod Point
Favourite holiday destination?
My two favourite activities are cycling and skiing and my best holidays revolve around those two. That said, my greatest cycling holidays...
BP Pulse opens Kettering EV charging hub
BP Pulse has opened an EV charging hub in Kettering, featuring ten 300kW chargers and with an installed capacity of three megawatts (MW).
The new...
UrbanChain to add storage & EV charging stations to its trading exchange
Buoyed by government recognition, energy trading platform UrbanChain is set to add EV charging stations and batteries to its renewable energy trading market.
It comes...
BP Pulse and Apcoa to create EV hubs across Europe
BP Pulse and Apcoa Parking Group have revealed plans to open more than 100 EV fast charging hubs in city centres across Europe over...
McLaren chooses STMicroelectronics for silicon carbide power modules
McLaren Applied has selected STMicroelectronics (ST) as a key supplier of silicon carbide (SiC) power modules for its next-generation IPG5 800V inverter.
At 3.79L in...
EV charging aggregator Bonnet crowd-funds expansion
A London-based start-up aggregator of EV charging networks is inviting its 150,000-strong driver community to join global investors in taking a stake in the...
Tevva partners with Ecobat for battery management
The partnership will begin with a 12-month pilot phase for first-life battery management, with the opportunity to expand into additional energy storage and recycling...
Recharge Industries acquires Britishvolt
Recharge Industries has completed the purchase of defunct battery manufacturer Britishvolt with the intention of reviving plans for the UK's first gigafactory.
The Australian-based battery...
Mahle and White Motorcycle develop fully electric police motorbike
Mahle Powertrain and White Motorcycle Concepts (WMC) are developing a fully electric three-wheeled motorbike for police, emergency first responders and last-mile delivery fleets.
Funded by...
EVs top 40% of output from UK car plants in January
New electric cars - whether pure, plug-in hybrids or full hybrids - accounted for 41% of new vehicles rolling out off British automotive production...